Proverbs 24:30

¶ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

I went {H5674} by the field {H7704} of the slothful {H376}{H6102}, and by the vineyard {H3754} of the man {H120} void {H2638} of understanding {H3820};

I passed by the field of the lazy man and the vineyard of the man lacking sense.

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 12:11 (4 votes)

    ¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:9 (2 votes)

    ¶ All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:11 (2 votes)

    Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  • Proverbs 6:6 (2 votes)

    ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Proverbs 6:19 (2 votes)

    A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Job 4:8 (2 votes)

    Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

  • Job 5:27 (1 votes)

    Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good.